What's the difference between Ma Touqin and Erhu?

1, with different shapes, Ma Touqin piano box is box-shaped and erhu is tube-shaped.

2. Different playing methods, Ma Touqin's bow and chords are separated, and the erhu's bow is sandwiched between the two chords.

3. With different pitches, the pitch of Ma Touqin is positive 4 degrees d 1~a, positive 5 degrees d 1~g (thick strings are outside, thin strings are inside), and negative 4 degrees A ~ D1; The tuning of erhu is usually d 1 for the inner chord and a 1 for the outer chord.

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Ma Touqin is a stringed instrument of Mongolian nationality in China, which is named after the horse head engraved on the top of the piano. Ma Touqin has a long history, which evolved from the development of the stringed instrument Xiqin in the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Genghis Khan (1155-1227) has spread among the people. According to The Travels of Marco Polo's records, in the12nd century, the Tatars (the predecessor of the Mongols) were popular with a two-stringed piano, which may be its predecessor. Used in Ming and Qing court bands.

Ma Touqin is a representative musical instrument of Mongolian, which not only occupies a place in China and the world musical instrument family, but also is a favorite musical instrument of folk artists and herders. The music played by Ma Touqin is deep, rough and passionate, which embodies the Mongolian production, life and grassland customs.